Nominate now for the 2013 Salute to Excellence awards
Source: HAI, 04-Jul-12
Nominations for the 2013 Salute to Excellence Awards program, to be held on Wed., March 6 during HELI-EXPO 2013 in Las Vegas, Nev., are now being accepted! For more than 50 years, HAI has recognized the outstanding achievements and exceptional merits of individuals and organizations through the Salute to Excellence Awards program. The annual Salute [...]
Sikorsky Aerospace Services wins coveted 2012 Military MRO of the Year award
Source: Sikorsky, 22-Jun-12
Aviation Week’s Overhaul & Maintenance Magazine has presented its prestigious 2012 MRO of the Year Award for military center of excellence to Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS). SAS, which received the award at the recent MRO Americas Conference & Exhibition in Dallas, Texas, is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United [...]
Sikorsky is finalist for Alabama’s Manufacturer of the Year Award
Source: Business Council of Alabama, 19-Jun-12
The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Technology Network announced today that 14 Alabama companies have been named as finalists for the prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Awards. The winners will be announced at a luncheon on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at the RSA Activity Center in Montgomery following a keynote presentation by Alabama [...]
NEMSPA opens nominations for 2012 Pilot of the Year
Source: NEMSPA, 14-Jun-12
Each year, the National EMS Pilots Association accepts nominations of EMS helicopter or fixed wing pilots from the nationwide air medical transport community for recognition as the NEMSPA EMS Pilot of the Year. If you know of a pilot who stands out in terms of professional achievement and contributions to the safety and excellence of [...]
HAI Salute to Excellence nominations open in three weeks
Source: HAI, 13-Jun-12
The nominations process for the 2013 Salute to Excellence Awards program, to be held during HELI-EXPO 2013 in Las Vegas, Nev., opens Mon., July 2, 2012, so start thinking now about who you believe should be honored in 2013 for their contributions to the international rotorcraft community. For more than 50 years, HAI has recognized [...]
STAT MedEvac wins second FAA Diamond Award
Source: STAT MedEvac, 12-Jun-12
STAT MedEvac, one of the largest air ambulance services in Pennsylvania, recently received the Federal Aviation Administration’s Diamond Award Certificate of Excellence. This award honors employers and aviation maintenance technicians who take a proactive role in safety training. “The Diamond award is the highest award of its type and recognizes training that exceeds federal requirements,” [...]
2012 SMTA Scholarship winner named
Source: MedEvac Foundation International, 01-Jun-12
Jonathan Godfrey, RN, CMTE, has been named as 2012 SMTA Scholarship winner. Godfrey won this award because of his own mission to make the medical transport community safer through education, awareness, and the encouragement of personal vigilance. Godfrey is the Safety Officer/Representative for the Children’s National Medical Center Transport Team in Washington, DC. He implemented [...]
Hawke’s Bay SAR crew recognised for dangerous rescue
Source: Hawkes Bay Today, 25-May-12
A Lowe Corporation rescue helicopter crew from Hawke’s Bay has won the NZSAR Gold Award for the most significant contribution to search and rescue in 2011 following a harrowing rescue off Cape Kidnappers. (see full story)
ASU Announces Final Call for Night Vision Awards
Source: ASU, 23-May-12
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) are accepting nominations for the Night Vision Awards to be presented at the Airborne Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Annual Trade Show and Convention in July 11-14 in Reno, Nevada. Nominations will be accepted until June 18, 2012. The night vision awards were created to acknowledge companies that use night vision systems [...]
Bell honours H1 “Yankees and Zulus” in “Heroes of Aviation” Series
Source: Bell, 21-May-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced the second of the Bell Helicopter “Heroes of Aviation” Series which pays tribute to the men and women who preserve freedom and save lives while using Bell Helicopters. “On behalf of the 11,000 men and women of Bell Helicopter, I am proud to dedicate this painting [...]
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance paramedic receives award
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter, 14-May-12
ESSEX & Herts Air Ambulance Trust Critical Care Paramedic Laurie Phillipson was surprised this morning live on ITV’s Daybreak by Dr Hilary who presented him with a Health Heroes Award. (see full story)
Component Control wins ‘Best IT Software Provider’
Source: Component Control, 10-May-12
The ATE&M Awards 2012 were celebrated at a sparkling ceremony in Covent Garden, London, on May 2. MRO and Logistics Software provider, Component Control, celebrated success winning the ‘Best IT Software Provider’ category, beating some of the software industry’s best known names to the title. The awards are entirely democratic, and with several thousand votes [...]
Eurocopter’s X3 Development Team wins Howard Hughes Award
Source: Eurocopter, 03-May-12
The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International today awarded its annual recognition for helicopter technology improvement to Eurocopter’s team that developed its X3 hybrid demonstrator aircraft, which Eurocopter announced will be presented to both civil and military customers during a United States tour this summer. Presented at AHS’ 68th Annual Forum in Fort Worth, Texas, the [...]
NEHC honours DHART air ambulance service
Source: NEHC, 30-Apr-12
A just-published study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that trauma patients transported to level 1 or level 2 trauma centers have better rates of survival when transported by helicopter than by ground ambulance. That’s not really news to members of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART), which has been saving lives for nearly [...]
Sikorsky announces Gold Supplier certification for Cherokee Nation Industries
Source: Sikorsky, 25-Apr-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced the certification of the Cherokee Nation Industries’ facility in Stilwell, Okla., as a UTC Supplier Gold site. Cherokee Nation Industries becomes the 15th Sikorsky supplier to achieve this milestone for superior operational performance. The Supply Management Council for UTC granted the certification to [...]
Helicopter Support earns FAA Diamond Award for 6th straight year
Source: Helicopter Support, 24-Apr-12
Helicopter Support, Inc. (HSI), a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, today announced that its Services Division has earned the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Diamond Certificate of Excellence award for the sixth consecutive year. This coveted award is given to employers with 100 percent employee participation in an FAA-approved aviation maintenance training program. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is [...]
2 Kirtland AFB helicopter pilots earn DFC for action in Afghanistan
Source: US Army, 22-Apr-12
Two Air Force helicopter pilots who braved enemy fire to rescue wounded soldiers from battlefields in Afghanistan were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor on Friday. The medals were awarded to Capt. Marcus Maris, 37, of Raleigh, N.C., and Capt. Christopher Palmer, 31, of Cincinnati, at a Kirtland Air Force Base ceremony. Maris earned [...]
HMLA-169 pilot named USMC ground safety officer of the year
Source: US Marine Corps, 16-Apr-12
Capt. Phillip A. Wiktor, a UH-1Y Huey pilot and the hazardous materials officer-in-charge with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and a Rochester, Minn., native, received the 2011 Marine Corps Ground Safety Officer of the Year Award at the 26th Executive Force Preservation Board in Washington, D.C., March 28. Wiktor was awarded for his efforts [...]
INAER pilot awarded Gold Medal for Civil Protection
Source: INAER, 16-Apr-12
José Luis GarcÃa MartÃn, an INAER helicopter captain, has been awarded the Gold Medal for Civil Protection by the “Generalitat Valenciana” (Valencia Regional government) at the 11th Conference on Public Safety and Emergencies, for his complete dedication for more than 20 years to the emergency and civil protection services. SerafÃn Castellano, the Valencia Regional Government [...]
Helo pilot awarded Silver Star for Afghanistan rescue mission
Source: US Air Force, 12-Apr-12
With chaos erupting around him, rounds narrowly missing his aircraft, frantic crew members barking directions and a pair of wounded troops waiting for salvation in a sequestered landing zone below, then-Capt. Charles McMullen did what he was trained to do — adapt, lead and overcome. McMullen, a rescue pilot deployed to Afghanistan from the 41st [...]
VX-31 SAR crew recognized for rescue
Source: US Navy, 11-Apr-12
The Naval Test Wing Pacific commander presented Air Medals to members of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 for a recent search and rescue (SAR) mission in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains during a ceremony April 2 at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake. The rescue mission was significant because at 11,300 [...]
Relive HAI’s Celebration of Excellence
Source: HAI, 10-Apr-12
HAI’s 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards video is now available to view online. For more than 50 years HAI has recognized the outstanding achievements and exceptional merits of individuals and organizations through the Salute to Excellence Awards program. The annual Salute to Excellence Awards dinner is the premier event of HELI-EXPO®. Winners of the 2012 series were [...]
AgustaWestland congratulates Canadian SAR crew for winning international award
Source: AgustaWestland, 10-Apr-12
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, extends congratulations to the members of Royal Canadian Air Force 442 Squadron at CFB Comox, on winning the SAR Award for Operational Rescue Excellence at the 2012 Shephard’s Search and Rescue Conference in Dublin. “The crew of Royal Canadian Air Force Cormorant, call sign “Rescue 907” of 442 Squadron were the [...]
CHC Safety & Quality Summit wins award
Source: Transport Canada, 28-Mar-12
Transport Canada proudly celebrated air transportation safety in Canada by announcing the winner of the 2012 Aviation Safety Award. This year, the award was presented to the Canadian Helicopter Corporation (CHC) Safety & Quality Summit. “The CHC Safety & Quality Summit provides a valuable opportunity for those working in the field of aviation to come [...]
AHS announces 2012 Award recipients
Source: AHS, 27-Mar-12
Philip J. Dunford, the Chair of the Board of AHS International – The Vertical Flight Technical Society announced the recipients of the Society’s 2012 awards program. This prestigious program was initiated in 1944 and over the years has paid tribute to the outstanding leaders of the vertical flight industry. Each year we recognize new individuals who further [...]
Bell awards C&A Tool with Premier Supplier Award
Source: Busco News, 20-Mar-12
C&A Tool in Churubusco was recently awarded the Bell Premier Supplier Award. Bell awards this annually in recognition of suppliers with superior business processes and world class quality standards (see full story)
HAI Award recognizes safe operators
Source: HAI, 20-Mar-12
Attention All Smooth Operators! Did you fly accident free in 2011? HAI’s Operator Safety Award recognizes operators who concluded 2011 accident-free. HAI provides an engraved commemorative plaque and medallion at no cost to first-time recipients who qualify. Members who previously received an Operator Safety Award and submit an application affirming they had no accidents will [...]
Eurocopter named again France’s most attractive employer
Source: Eurocopter, 19-Mar-12
Eurocopter has again come out on top in the Randstad Award survey, after being voted France’s most attractive employer across all sectors for the second year running. A leader in its domain for more than 10 years, Eurocopter was also at the top of the list for the third time in the capital goods industrial [...]
Eurocopter Canada name “Innovation in Safety” award winner
Source: Eurocopter Canada, 18-Mar-12
Eurocopter Canada presents the first “Innovation in Safety” award to Mr. Geoff Goodyear, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Helicopters Newfoundland Limited (UHNL). Committee members have selected an outstanding individual in Mr. Geoff Goodyear who personifies what Eurocopter Canada’s Innovation in Safety Award is all about. Active in the industry for over 33 years, Geoff [...]
Bristow employees receive industry, government awards for safety
Source: Bristow Group, 15-Mar-12
Employees in Bristow’s operations in the U.S. and U.K. have been recognized recently for their leadership in safety by industry and government organizations. Captain Jay Slagle from Bristow’s North American business unit was awarded the Helicopter Association International 2012 Salute to Excellence Award of Pilot of the Year. The Association’s awards honor those who maintain [...]
Maverick Helicopters receives FAA Diamond Award
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 07-Mar-12
Maverick Helicopters, a leader in the Las Vegas air excursion industry, recently received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) most prestigious honor for maintenance, the Award of Excellence “Diamond Award.” This achievement signifies the company’s ongoing dedication to maintenance training and aircraft safety. The FAA’s Award of Excellence was created to honor aviation organizations and their [...]
HAI’s “Operator Safety Award”
Source: HAI, 29-Feb-12
To recognize the safe operation of helicopters by its Regular members, HAI provides the “Operator Safety Award” to operators who have not had an accident for the just-concluded year of 2011. Information provided in the Helicopter Operating Statistics (Part 2) will be used to determine eligibility for the Operator Safety Award. Plaques will be engraved [...]
Bell Helicopter honours its Platinum CSFs
Source: Bell, 22-Feb-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), has named its 2012 Platinum-level Customer Service Facilities (CSFs). These 11 independently-owned maintenance, repair and overhaul service providers are the top performers of the Bell Helicopter industry-leading worldwide customer support and services network. “Bell Helicopter is consistently recognized as a leader in customer support throughout the industry,” [...]
Vector receives Rolls-Royce Quality Award
Source: Vector Aerospace, 15-Feb-12
Richmond, BC – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector) www.vectoraerospace.com, a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace Corporation and one of the world’s leading providers of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) was awarded the Rolls-Royce FIRST Network ‘Total Quality’ award at the Rolls-Royce event held on February 11 at Heli Expo 2012. Steve Walford, vice-president of [...]
Vector receives Rolls-Royce Program Investment Award
Source: Vector Aerospace, 15-Feb-12
Richmond, BC – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector) www.vectoraerospace.com, a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace Corporation and one of the world’s leading providers of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) was awarded the Rolls-Royce FIRST Network ‘Program Investment’ award at the Rolls-Royce event held on February 11 at HeliExpo 2012. “Over the past several years, [...]
Enstrom rep in Thailand receives award from US Commercial Service
Source: Enstrom, 14-Feb-12
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation’s representative in Thailand, M-Landarch Inc., recently received a prestigious award from the US Commercial Service. The “Excellence in Trade Platinum” award was given for outstanding achievement in promoting trade between the United States and Thailand in 2011. M-Landarch was instrumental in securing Enstrom’s contract to supply 16 model 480B turbine training helicopters [...]
VTD Rotorcraft Aeroelasticity Team Lead receives AHS honour
Source: US Army, 12-Feb-12
Matthew Wilbur, a senior research engineer who leads ARL’s Vehicle Technology Directorate’s Aeroelasticity Team, was recently awarded the American Helicopter Society Hampton Roads Chapter John W. White Engineer of the Year Award. The American Helicopter Society International is the world’s oldest and largest professional society dedicated to enhancing the understanding of vertical flight technology. The [...]
AHS’s David Renzi wins award
Source: AHS, 08-Feb-12
David Renzi, Director of Meetings and Advertising at AHS International, has been recognized by the Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) as its Meeting Professional of the Year for 2011. David was nominated by the Virginia Beach Convention Center (VBCC) for his work with them in hosting Forum 67, held there on May 3-5, 2011. David is the [...]
Twirly Birds announce 2012 Les Morris Award winner
Source: Twirly Birds, 07-Feb-12
Social helicopter pilot group, Twirly Birds has announced the 2012 Les Morris Award Recipient as Mr. Elfan Ap Rees. Mr. Ap Rees is a noted aviation historian, author, pilot and founder of The Helicopter Museum, the world’s largest dedicated collection of military and civil rotorcraft located in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset on the southwest coast of England. [...]
ASU announces Heli-Expo 2012 Night Vision Award winners
Source: ASU, 05-Feb-12
Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) announced today the award winners for the Second Annual Night Vision Awards to be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday February 12, at Heli Expo in Dallas. The event is open to Heli Expo attendees and will held at the Dallas Convention Center in Ballroom A2 near the exhibit hall. Travis County [...]
Apache Sensors Flight Test Lead wins 2012 Tester of the Year
Source: US Army, 05-Feb-12
Kenneth “Steve” Van Allen, Flight Test Lead with the Apache Sensors Product Office, was recently announced as the National Defense Industrial Association Tester of the Year in the Contractor category. He will be recognized at the Annual Test and Evaluation Conference awards luncheon, March 14, 2012 at the Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Van [...]
Sikorsky receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation
Source: CEO Roundtable on Cancer, 02-Feb-12
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer recently accredited Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ recognizing the efforts of this leading company in aircraft design, manufacture and service for its work in reducing the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members. Today, more than 2.7 million employees and family members are benefiting from the [...]
MD Helicopters awards Embry-Riddle helicopter students
Source: Embry-Riddle, 01-Feb-12
Two very accomplished students enrolled in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Helicopter Specialty degree program will be even more prepared to enter the helicopter industry when they graduate in May, 2012. MD Helicopters generously donated two MD-500 Transition Scholarships to graduating students from the Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Science Rotary-Wing program. The transition course takes [...]
HAI encourage everyone to Celebrate Excellence
Source: HAI, 24-Jan-12
Keeping safe our passengers, ourselves, and the people we fly over demands that everyone in the helicopter industry strives not just to meet, but to exceed expectations. Join HAI and our Board of Directors for the Salute To Excellence Dinner at HELI-EXPO 2012, as we pay tribute to those whose efforts set them apart. The [...]
Afghanistan UH-1Y mechanic saves lives with maintenance discovery
Source: US Marine Corps, 24-Jan-12
A Marine Corps sergeant in Afghanistan who unearthed a never-before-seen maintenance issue in a UH-1Y Huey was recently awarded by the Marine Corps for his potentially lifesaving find. The sergeant was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in a ceremony at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 12. Sgt. Christopher Lemke, a mechanic with Marine [...]
Cherokee Nation Industries honored with Bell Premier Supplier Award
Source: Cherokee Nation Industries, 24-Jan-12
Cherokee Nation Industries, the manufacturing and distribution division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is being recognized by Bell Helicopter as being in the top 10 percent of the company’s suppliers. The prestigious Bell Premier Supplier Award was presented at CNI’s facility in downtown Stilwell, followed by a luncheon honoring CNI employees for their success. “CNI laid [...]
9th annual Living Legends of Aviation awards take flight
Source: Kiddie Hawk Air Academy, 18-Jan-12
The “Living Legends of Aviation”®, Bell Helicopter and ONEflight International have joined with title sponsor Bombardier Learjet in presenting the 9th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards to be held January 20, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton. Every year the attendees describe the evening as a “WOW event.” This year’s awards program promises to be [...]
Ranger International buyout recognized as Deal of the Decade
Source: Ranger International, 12-Jan-12
Ranger International Services Group, a private equity consolidator specializing in technical services, has been honored by The M&A Advisor magazine for its acquisition of US Logistics. The merger of US Logistics into Ranger International was deemed one of the “Deals of the Decade” by an independent panel that reviewed 389 nationwide finalists in each of [...]
Final call for entries for ASU Night Vision Awards
Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited, 10-Jan-12
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) are accepting nominations for the Night Vision Awards, to be presented at HELI-EXPO® in February, until Jan. 16, 2012. The night vision awards were created to acknowledge companies that use night vision systems and further safety by using them. ASU will give awards for the following categories: 5-year service award 10-year service [...]
HAI announces 2012 Salute to Excellence Winners
Source: HAI, 06-Jan-12
Helicopter Association International (HAI) is proud to announce the winners of the Association’s 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards, honoring those who maintain the highest traditions of the helicopter industry. “The Salute to Excellence awards couldn’t be better named,” said HAI President Matt Zuccaro. “In an industry for which safety is so important, everyone strives to [...]
Aviation Web Awards open for 2012 entries
Source: Flightglobal, 27-Dec-11
Flightglobal’s Aviation Web Awards, aka THE WEBBIES, are back once again to celebrate and acknowledge the best and brightest aviation websites and online activities during the past year. Now in its fourth year and with new and modified categories, Flightglobal welcomes entries and nominations from the entire online aviation community, from established industry leaders to striving newcomers, [...]
Nominations invited for The Corporate Jet Investor Awards 2012
Source: Corporate Jet Investor, 20-Dec-11
Corporate Jet Investor is launching its own excellence awards to recognise outstanding ability and achievement in the field of business jet and helicopter financing/lending during 2011. To be announced during the second annual International Corporate Jet & Helicopter Finance Conference in London on 7 February, these awards will recognise individuals and organisations that have demonstrated outstanding skill during [...]
Apache officer named Young Woman Engineer of the Year
Source: UK MoD, 15-Dec-11
An officer who helped keep the British Army’s Apache attack helicopters flying in the demanding environments of Afghanistan and Libya has been named Young Woman Engineer of the Year. Aircraft engineering officer Captain Charlotte Joyce, of 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (4 Regt AAC), was honoured by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Captain Joyce’s [...]
Bell sponsor 9th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards
Source: Living Legends, 12-Dec-11
The 9th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation”® Awards, presented by Learjet, welcomes ONEflight International as a Presenting Sponsor. The awards will be held January 20, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton. Considered the most prestigious and important recognition event of aviation, this intimate, memorable, and historic evening of aviation awards and entertainment will feature Morgan Freeman, with a special [...]
Avionics Magazine to Launch Women in Technology Awards
Source: Avionics Magazine, 07-Dec-11
Avionics Magazine is proud to launch the inaugural Avionics Women in Technology Awards Program, honoring the significant contributions of women in aviation electronics in the business, commercial, and military aviation sectors and in air traffic management. The program will include three awards to be selected by a distinguished advisory panel of industry peers — Woman of the Year, [...]
California teen wins Sikorsky’s Helicopter 2050 Challenge
Source: Sikorsky, 06-Dec-11
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), and By Kids For Kids Co., an organization that inspires kids to be successful inventors, today awarded a California teenager the Igor Sikorsky Youth Innovator Award for envisioning a small unmanned helicopter that could carry critical relief supplies and electrical power to the scene of a natural disaster [...]
“Most Challenging” Mountainside Rescue wins 2011 Cormorant Trophy
Source: AgustaWestland, 05-Dec-11
The daring cliff-side rescue of a lucky British Columbia which pushed both the rescue crew and their search and rescue helicopter to the limits has been selected for this year’s winner of the Cormorant Trophy for Helicopter Rescue. Members of 442 Squadron stationed at Canadian Forces Base Comox – Capt. Jean Leroux, Aircraft Commander; Maj. [...]
Hartford Hospital’s Life Star wins AAMS award
Source: Hartford Hospital, 22-Nov-11
It’s the life-saving medical helicopter that has been saving lives since 1985, and its team just received a great honor. The LIFE STAR program, owned and operated by Hartford Hospital, has been selected as a recipient of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Program of the Year for 2011. The Program of the Year [...]
Enloe FlightCare wins CAMTS accreditation and two NVG awards
Source: Enloe FlightCare, 19-Nov-11
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) announced Oct. 15 that it has for the second time awarded the Enloe FlightCare medical transport rotor-wing service a full three-year accreditation. The accreditation recognizes that FlightCare provides highly skilled flight nurse/paramedic teams to care for adult and pediatric patients. Enloe received its first CAMTS accreditation [...]
HAL Bags Raksha Mantri’s Award for Excellence
Source: HAL, 18-Nov-11
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has bagged Raksha Mantri’s award for excellence in performance (2009-10). Shri P.V Deshmukh, Offg. Chairman of HAL received the award and citation from Hon’ble Defence Minister Mr A.K Antony in New Delhi. In recognition for achieving improved organisational performance excellence through Research & Development, improved production and financial performance, Export [...]
X2 demo pilot named “Aviator of the Year”
13-Nov-11
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Flightglobal Magazine has named Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology™ Demonstrator Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck its “Aviator of the Year.” Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) Bredenbeck, who also is Sikorsky’s Director of Flight Operations, accepted the award at the Flightglobal Achievement Awards VIP reception, held at the Al Badia [...]
AAMS congratulates 2011 Program Director of the Year
Source: AAMS, 08-Nov-11
Alexandria, VA. – The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is proud to announce its 2011 Program Director of the year, Thomas P. Judge, CCT-P, Executive Director, LifeFlight of Maine. The Program Director of the Year Award, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, recognizes Mr. Tom Judge for his superior level of knowledge and management prowess, quality [...]
Community Awards Recipients Honored at AMTC
Source: AAMS, 07-Nov-11
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is proud to announce its 2011 Community Awards recipients. Each year, these national awards are presented to individuals and organizations that exemplify the best of the air-medical and critical-care-ground transport community. This year’s recipients were honored at a special awards dinner on October 17, 2011 during the Air [...]
UK Apache crews achieve four GAPAN awards
Source: GAPAN, 27-Oct-11
Army Air Corps Apache attack helicopter crews have been nominated for no less than four of the top awards, reflecting the gruelling nature of their operations in Afghanistan. The Attack Helicopter Force have been awarded the Johnston Memorial Trophy were commended for the sustained effort by the entire ‘UK Team Apache’ in making the Apache [...]
Lynx crew from HMS Chatham win rescue award
Source: GAPAN, 27-Oct-11
The Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award will be presented to the crew of a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter from HMS Chatham for the successful rescue in May last year of 23 crew from the container ship ‘MV Dubai Moon’ in the Northern Indian Ocean. Caught in a tropical cylone, the merchant ship was rolling heavily [...]
CH-53K team receives DoD “Top 5 Programs” award
Source: Sikorsky, 26-Oct-11
The CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team won the Department of Defense Systems Engineering Top 5 Programs Award today at the annual NDIA Systems Engineering Conference Award Luncheon in San Diego, Calif. The National Defense Industry Association presented the prestigious award to the CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team, consisting of both Naval Air Systems Command and [...]
HAI’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Source: HAI, 26-Oct-11
For more than 50 years, HAI has recognized the outstanding achievements and exceptional merits of individuals and organizations through the Salute to Excellence Awards program. There is just time to submit nominations for the 2012 program, to be held Feb. 13 during HELI-EXPO 2012 in Dallas, Texas. The Bell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement Award salutes excellence in [...]
ASU honors Night Vision Award winners at AMTC
Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited, 25-Oct-11
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) honored the first annual Night Vision Award winners at an awards ceremony in St. Louis at the Air Medical Transport Conference. Winners were selected for 5-year service award, 10-year service award, Community Awareness Award, Community Advancement Award and Mark of Excellence Award. “There were a lot of great nomination this year [...]
Canadian SAR technician to get bravery award
Source: HeliHub.com, 23-Oct-11
The man who rescued the only survivor from the Cougar S92 crash in March 2009 is getting the Governor General’s Medal of Bravery award. Ian Wheeler is an SAR technician with Cougar Helicopters. Cougar Flight 491 was heading to an offshore installation when it crashed into the Atlantic. Robert Decker escaped the aircraft, severely injured [...]
Ornge Medical Director wins AAMS award
Source: Ornge, 20-Oct-11
Ornge, a world leader in transport medicine, is proud to congratulate Dr. Russell MacDonald, Ornge’s Medical Director for Research and Development, on winning the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Barbara A. Hess Research and Education Award. One of the transport medicine industry’s highest honours, the award was presented to Dr. MacDonald at the Air [...]
HAI’s Law Enforcement Award
Source: HAI, 19-Oct-11
For more than 50 years, HAI has recognized the outstanding achievements and exceptional merits of individuals and organizations through the Salute to Excellence Awards program. There is still a little time to submit nominations for the 2012 program, to be held Feb. 13 during HELI-EXPO 2012 in Dallas, Texas. The MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award recognizes [...]
Flight For Life program wins AEC’s 2011 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award
Source: American Eurocopter, 19-Oct-11
American Eurocopter is proud to announce that the Flight For Life Transport System has won the 2011 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award. As part of the award, American Eurocopter presented the program with a check for $10,000 to continue its efforts towards safety both within the organization and with its customers During the AMTC Community [...]
NEMSPA announces 2011 Pilot of the Year award winner
Source: NEMSPA, 17-Oct-11
NEMSPA is proud to announce the winner of the 2011 Pilot of the Year Award – Mr. Douglas Stephan of Reach Air Medical Services. Each year, NEMSPA accepts nominations for this award from the nationwide air medical transport community so that we may recognize an individual who stands out in terms of professional achievement and [...]
Massachusetts and Vermont Army Guard medevac crew awarded Air Medals
Source: US Army, 13-Oct-11
An “all-pro” medical evacuation crew from the 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment received Air Medals for conducting two urgent air evacuations on a single day during “red weather” conditions that had grounded aircraft across Iraq. The Air Medal is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Army Lt. Gen. Frank [...]
Summit Aviation receives first Bill Olson Award of Excellence
Source: Summit Aviation, 13-Oct-11
Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, recently was presented with the Bill Olson Award of Excellence during the 2011 Cargo Helicopters Users Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. “Summit Aviation’s support to units in the field has been exemplary,” said Project Manager for Cargo Helicopters Col. Robert L. Marion. “Summit’s efficiency in removing, packaging and shipping parts [...]
